A TA at a college named, Rachel Cordasco, noticed that the students in her class would drift into another world when she began lecturing in an American Literature class. So she thought what could she do to make it more interesting? Music came to her mind. This to me is a brilliant idea. As a student in a literature class right now, i read through the list of pieces of literature she was discussing and about half of them were covered in my class this semester. I think i would have liked my class a lot more if it had been paired with music.

Cordasco incorporated a piece of music to go along with each piece of literature she was teaching. She used music from Jimmy Hendrix, Afro-American spiritual songs, work songs, songs of the Native Americans and American Political Marches and songs. Cordasco used the music for when the students entered and left the class. This made for a great starting point for the class to start and right off the bat added another dimension to the class discussion.

I would definitely use this method in my classroom. There are so many options on Youtube now to bring music to education! It is becoming so helpful in aiding in teaching and helping the students connect what they are learning to real life.